On Tuesday May 24th, 2022, an 18-year-old man entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, and shot and murdered 19 children, as well as two teachers. The ripple effects of this mass shooting have been felt across this small Mexican-America

Mississippi Rising

Jan 25th, 2022 57m 9s

August 7, 2019 forever changed the lives of many immigrants in Mississippi. Almost 700 people were taken by ICE that day in the largest single state immigration raid in the country.Latino USA continues its reporting in Mississippi and heads b

Unsafe in Foster Care, Part 2

Jul 16th, 2021 44m 44s

In this two-part investigation, we look into Los Angeles County’s Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), the largest child welfare agency in the U.S., and what happens when the system that is meant to protect these children falls sh

Unsafe in Foster Care, Part 1

Jul 16th, 2021 44m 33s

Latino USA Alzheimer's In Color 30 mins

Feb 17th, 2021 30m 37s

Latino USA and Black Public Media bring you Alzheimer’s In Color. It’s the story of Ramona Latty, a Dominican immigrant, told by her daughter Yvonne, and it mirrors countless other families of color navigating a disease that is ravaging the Lat

After The Mississippi Raids - Latino USA

Feb 5th, 2021 48m 37s

August 7th, 2019 was the day that tore apart an unlikely community of Guatemalan immigrants in central Mississippi. A year ago, hundreds of ICE agents arrived at seven chicken processing plants and arrested 680 workers. Many of them were father

Reclaiming Our Homes

Jan 29th, 2021 40m 16s

On March 14th of 2020, just as the governor of California issued a state-wide mandate for Californians to shelter in place, Martha Escudero and her two daughters became the first of a dozen unhoused families to occupy one of over a hundred vaca

Latino USA The Moving Border: Part Two, The South

Jan 26th, 2021 48m 29s

Produced by Julieta Martinelli and Maria Hinojosa, and edited by Marlon Bishop. Field production by Fernanda Camarena and Benjamin Alfaro. Additional help by Isabella Cota, Janice Llamoca, Jeanne Montalvo, and Miguel Macias. Featured illustrati

Latino USA The Moving Border: Part One, The North

Jan 26th, 2021 36m

“The Moving Border” series was produced by Julieta Martinelli, Fernanda Camarena, and Maria Hinojosa, and edited by Marlon Bishop. The executive producer is Diane Sylvester. It was made possible by a partnership with the Pulitzer Center, with a

At The Mercy Of The Courts, Latino USA

Jan 25th, 2021 51m 14s

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Buried Abuse

Feb 13th, 2020 10m

There’s a long and extensive pattern of sexual abuse and harassment in privately-run detention facilities for immigrants. Over a ten-month period, Latino USA partnered with Rewire.News and dug into the sexual abuse allegations of Laura Monterro

If They Kill Me

Jan 31st, 2020 27m 29s

On May 3, 2017, a young woman named Lesvy Berlín Rivera Osorio was found dead on the campus of UNAM, the National Autonomous University of Mexico. The death was shocking for a few reasons: she had been found strangled with a payphone cord wound

Buried Abuse

Jan 24th, 2020 35m 32s

This story was done in partnership with Rewire.News.There’s a long and extensive pattern of sexual abuse and harassment in immigration detention facilities, even though the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) was introduced in DHS facilities i

Buried Abuse

Jun 28th, 2019 35m 35s

There’s a long and extensive pattern of sexual abuse and harassment in immigration detention facilities, even though the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) was introduced in 2014. Over a ten-month period, Latino USA partnered with Rewire.News a

How Protests in NYC Bring International Attention to Deepening Crisis in Venezuela

Dec 3rd, 2018 7m 16s

Journalist Paula Moura gives an update on Venezuela. She discusses some of the suppression against dissidents in the country, and explains how activists have organized protests in New York City.

Rakata vs Rakitic LATINO USA MASH UP

Jul 16th, 2018 34s

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All They Will Call You Will Be Deportees

Jun 28th, 2018 32m 22s

After a fiery plane crash in 1948, all 32 people on-board died—but they weren't all treated the same same after death. Twenty-eight of the passengers were migrant Mexican workers and were buried in a mass grave. The other four were Americans an

From VALLEY OF CONTRASTS

Apr 24th, 2018 9m 58s

Castulo Estrada grew up in Oasis, a mobile home community on the east side of Coachella. The way he describes it, Coachella is divided into two parts: the west side and the east side. On the west side, there are beautiful homes with large front

"Niña" por Gabriela Ortega

Apr 2nd, 2018 2m 44s

Un poema.

Valley Of Contrasts

Feb 8th, 2018 46m 42s

How Mexicans Carried Atlanta to the Finish Line

Feb 8th, 2018 11m 27s

Today, Atlanta is a cultural hub—a center for music, movies and TV shows. But that wasn’t always the case.Almost three decades ago, the mayor of Atlanta, Andrew Young, wanted to give his city a rebranding. After coming into the national spotl

The Battle Over Chavez Ravine

Feb 8th, 2018 16m 9s

Vicente Montalvo grew up in Echo Park, minutes away from Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Little did he know, his family had history that was buried underneath the stadium that opened its doors in 1962.His grandparents told him their story: how

Neighborhoods of Color in Los Angeles Suffer Higher Amounts of Deadly and Severe Car Crashes

Dec 13th, 2017 12m 14s

In 2016, 260 residents were killed from vehicle collisions in Los Angeles. That includes drivers, bikers and people walking. What’s more, car crashes are the No. 1 killer of children in all of L.A. The city is aware that its streets are danger

Erlin Mena

Nov 14th, 2017 5m 59s

Erlin Mena habla de su vida.

La Santa Muerte

Oct 30th, 2017 6m 50s

Devotion to The Holy Death, a folk saint with the face of a skull, is a religious movement growing in Mexico and Central America that is also represented in New York City.